In rehearsal : in the world, in the room and on your own

In rehearsal : in the world, in the room and on your own / Gary Sloan ; illustrations by Laurence Maslon.

" ... a clear and accessible how-to approach to the rehearsal process. Author Gary Sloan brings more than thirty years' worth of acting experience to bear on the question of how to rehearse both as an individual actor and as part of the team of professionals that underpins any successful p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sloan, Gary, 1952-
Other Authors: Maslon, Laurence
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Subjects:
Acting.
acting.
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
Acting
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Prologue: hoodwinking Hamlet
  • Part I. In the world. The givens of rehearsal: good ground
  • The four-week gig---act 1: the first two weeks
  • The four-week gig---act 2: weeks three and four
  • A creative process: six approaches
  • Get serious: seven ways
  • Living rehearsal: a 24/7 gig
  • Part II. In the room. Actor and playwright: the words made flesh
  • Actor and director: in the trenches
  • Actor and designers: a common purpose
  • Actor and dramaturg, stage manager, coaches and crew: a big tent
  • Shakespeare's mountain of words: poetic language
  • Rehearsing the musical: an American original
  • Film, television: less is more
  • Part III. On your own
  • Practice your own rehearsal process: a declaration of independence
  • Reading and researching the role: rehearsal techniques
  • On your feet and in your sleep: more rehearsal techniques
  • Understudying: the readiness is all
  • Actor's block: how professionals break through
  • Rehearsing life: fake it `til you make it'
  • Epilogue.

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